Geronimo's Story of His Life (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. With Original PhotosBy Geronimo
Length5h 22m
About this audiobook
Geronimo's Story of His Life is a compelling autobiographical narrative that recounts the Apache leader's childhood, spiritual formation, warfare, resistance to Mexican and American expansion, surrender, and captivity. Dictated in 1905 to S. M. Barrett and published in 1906, the work blends oral testimony, tribal memory, and political self-vindication. Its style is direct, ceremonial, and episodic, shaped by translation yet marked by a strong narrative authority. Within the literature of Native American autobiography, it stands as both a personal life story and a historical counter-narrative to frontier conquest. Geronimo, born Goyahkla among the Bedonkohe Apache, became one of the most famous Indigenous figures of nineteenth-century North America. The murder of his family by Mexican soldiers and the repeated dispossession of Apache communities profoundly shaped his life of resistance. Speaking while held as a prisoner of war, he sought to preserve his people's perspective and explain motives often distorted by U.S. military and popular accounts. This book is essential for readers interested in Indigenous history, autobiography, colonial violence, and the contested memory of the American West. It offers not merely a warrior's recollections, but a rare act of testimony.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (8.2K)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
Show all chaptersShow less
6Geronimo's Story of His Life
7Dedicatory
8Preface
9Introductory
10Part I. The Apaches
11Chapter I. Origin of the Apache Indians
12Chapter II. Subdivisions of the Apache Tribe
13Chapter III. Early Life
14Chapter IV. Tribal Amusements, Manners, and Customs
15Chapter V. The Family
16Part II. The Mexicans
17Chapter VI. Kas-ki-yeh
18Chapter VII. Fighting Under Difficulties
19Chapter VIII. Raids that were Successful
20Chapter IX. Varying Fortunes
21Chapter X. Other Raids
22Chapter XI. Heavy Fighting
23Chapter XII. Geronimo's Mightiest Battle
24Part III. The White Men
25Chapter XIII. Coming of the White Men
26Chapter XIV. Greatest of Wrongs
27Chapter XV. Removals
28Chapter XVI. In Prison and on the Warpath
29Chapter XVII. The Final Struggle
30Chapter XVIII. Surrender of Geronimo
31Chapter XIX. A Prisoner of War
32Part IV. The Old and the New
33Chapter XX. Unwritten Laws of the Apaches
34Chapter XXI. At the World's Fair
35Chapter XXII. Religion
36Chapter XXIII. Hopes for the Future
37Analysis
38Reflection
39Memorable Quotes
More from Geronimo
True Life Stories: The Greatest Native American Memoirs & BiographiesGeronimo, Charles A. Eastman, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan35h 51m$1.99 · $0.00
Geronimo's Story of His Life (Illustrated Edition)Geronimo5h 10m4.1 (5.5K)$1 · $0.00
True Life Stories: The Greatest Native American Memoirs & BiographiesGeronimo, Charles A. Eastman, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan35h 40m4.3 (19)$1 · $0.00
The Autobiographies & Biographies of the Most Influential Native AmericansGeronimo, Charles A. Eastman, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan35h 48m4.4 (12)$1 · $0.00
Geronimo's Story of His Life (Summarized Edition)Geronimo2h$2
La historia de la vida de GeronimoGeronimo4h 6m4.0 (4.2K)$1 · $0.00
Geronimos LebensgeschichteGeronimo4h 2m4.2 (2.9K)$2 · $0.00
The Autobiographies & Biographies of the Most Influential Native AmericansGeronimo, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan, Charles A. Eastman35h 48m$1.50 · $0.00
Geronimo's Story of His Life (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)Geronimo5h 30m4.2 (5.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
True Life Stories: The Greatest Native American Memoirs & BiographiesGeronimo, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan, Charles A. Eastman35h 49m4.0 (35)$2 · $0.00
How to Test Negative for StupidJohn Kennedy8h 13m4.7 (9.7K)$28 · $0.00
Defying JihadEsther Ahmad8h 50m4.7 (4.8K)$20
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m4.7 (2.8K)$24 · $0.00
Send MeMarty Skovlund, Joe Kent8h 10m4.7 (1.6K)$26 · $0.00
Left for DeadEbony Canion5h 34m4.7 (2.2K)$17
John Muir: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & Letters to a Friend (Annotated)John Muir10h 13m4.7 (1.1K)$1.99 · $0.00
Invisible StormJason Kander6h 48m4.7 (3.2K)$24 · $0.00
Forever BoyKate Swenson9h 27m4.7 (5K)$29 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m4.7 (4.8K)$29 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m4.6 (178K)$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m4.7 (2.5K)$40 · $0.00
Evidence Not SeenDarlene Deibler Rose11h 11m4.6 (11.9K)$29 · $0.00
A Bridge Not Too FarDeepak Ohri4h 55m4.8 (179)$15
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m4.7 (351)$20 · $0.00
Will You Love Me?Cathy Glass9h 5m4.6 (9.3K)$29 · $0.00
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m4.7 (343)$20 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m4.6 (10.8K)$24 · $0.00
Finding MeViola Davis9h 15m4.6 (256.4K)$29 · $0.00
Scandal Between the Sheets & Stranded with the Tempting StrangerBrenda Jackson9h 22m4.8 (141)$24 · $0.00
The Dangerous Truth about Today’s MarijuanaLaura Stack CSP, MBA9h 57m4.7 (384)$20 · $0.00
You may also like
Geronimo's Story of His Life (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)Geronimo5h 30m4.2 (5.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
Geronimo's Story of His Life (Illustrated Edition)Geronimo5h 10m4.1 (5.5K)$1 · $0.00
Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black HawkSauk chief Black Hawk5h 9m3.9 (2K)$1.99 · $0.00
Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk (Summarized Edition)Sauk chief Black Hawk2h 43m3.6 (1.4K)$2
Life Among the Piutes: The First Autobiography of a Native American WomanSarah Winnemucca Hopkins9h4.1 (1.1K)$1 · $0.00
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South (and Why It Will Rise Again)Clint Johnson8h 47m4.0 (770)$20
Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeDee Brown14h 21m4.4 (139.5K)$25
The Earth Is All That LastsMark Lee Gardner12h 42m4.4 (943)$33 · $0.00
Life Among the Piutes: The First Autobiography of a Native American WomanSarah Winnemucca Hopkins9h 10m4.2 (1.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
Rob RoySir Walter Scott21h 28m3.7 (13.4K)$1.20 · $0.00
The Civil War (Annotated)Julius Caesar7h 35m4.1 (7.5K)$2 · $0.00
Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black HawkSauk chief Black Hawk6h 58m4.0 (1.9K)$2 · $0.00
The Last BalladWiley Cash14h 7m4.1 (14.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Jewish WarsFlavius Josephus28h 18m4.2 (7K)$2 · $0.00
After the ProphetLesley Hazleton7h 33m4.2 (11.2K)$20 · $0.00
Fox's Book of Martyrs (Annotated)John Foxe21h 22m4.5 (1.3K)$2 · $0.00
Taras Bulba. A Tale of the CossacksNikolai Vasilievich Gogol7h 23m4.0 (31.2K)$2 · $0.00
GeronimoGeronimo3h 35m4.1 (5.6K)$12
The Day the World Ended at Little BighornJoseph M. Marshall III8h 18m4.1 (1.4K)$20
The History of the Black Hawk War & Autobiography of the Sauk Leader, the Great Black Hawk (Annotated)Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan9h 7m$2 · $0.00